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Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their
neat.

The steer, the heifer, and the calf

Are all called neat.

A neat and a sheep of his own.

Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the
feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and
pliable.

Neat, a. [See neat,
n.] Of or pertaining to the genus Bos,
or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

Neat, a. [Compar.
Neater (?); superl. Neatest.] [OE.
nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere
to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a.,
Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils,
defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.

If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor
body it was that was so surprisingly neat and
clean.

2. Free from what is unbecoming,
inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with
simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat
dress.


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